Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Salina, KS. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Salina typically lands in that transitional sweet spot — average highs around 65° with lows still dipping to 37° at night. The date has seen some wild swings over 73 years of records, from a scorching 92° in 2000 down to a bitter 23° in 1968. There's about a 1-in-5 chance of rain today, with a small but real 5% shot at snow.
Salina sits squarely in the heart of the Great Plains, and its all-time records prove it — temperatures have swung from a brutal -24° in December 1989 to a punishing 113° in July 1954, a range of 137 degrees. A single storm dropped 5.84 inches of rain on May 21, 1971, and 15 inches of snow fell in one day back in January 1985.
Summer is the dominant season here — highs average 94° during the hottest week of mid-July, and the warmth holds strong through August at 91°. If you're avoiding heat, aim for October through April, when highs stay in the 40s–60s. Late May is when the skies open up most, averaging 1.45 inches of precipitation in a single week.